I'd have the carts use the same rules as scythed chariots with maybe an additional minus against everything but elephants and a plus against elephants.
I do hope that there is a special circle of hell reserved for Chinese Spammmers!
Hi Allan, I don't reckon that the the anti-elephant carts were up to much. Maybe as (slow) light infantry, but with a small bonus for the units if attacked by elephants?
Even though ineffective, perhaps we could tell the Romans that they were war winning weapons of nellie destruction!
5 June 2010 at 20:47
I posted a week or so ago about Chaeronea as one idea for a Very Big Battle for 2011.
The second battle I'd like to look at is Asculum, 279BC, which was fought between Pyrrhus of Epirus and his Italian allies and a Roman army under the Consul Decimus Mus. I considered the other Pyrrhic battles, but unfortunately none fit the available terrain. The battlefield featured some hills and woods. I think we could add some of these to the Zama boards; perhaps adding some extra boards, or freestanding hills. We would want to fit Pyrrhus' camp in, too, as this played a part in the battle. The troop types aren't as varied as Chaeronea , but a game would include a very large number of pikemen, some elephants and a large number of Roman anti-elephant carts, which would be very interesting to model. It would be a good one if we could access Aventine and Craig's Romans again; and would tie in very well with Aventines' projected Tarantine range. I'd think a 3m long pike phalanx would look very fine!
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3 June 2010 at 21:24
Yes. Keith mentioned that he and Adam had thought about making some; they would be very eye-catching. Teh Roamsn allegedly had 300 of them!
3 June 2010 at 21:31
Another good option, and not one of the battles I'd thought you might pick, either :)
A bunch of anti-elephant carts on the table would be pretty impressive to see...
4 June 2010 at 01:51
I'd have the carts use the same rules as scythed chariots with maybe an additional minus against everything but elephants and a plus against elephants.
4 June 2010 at 11:38
I do hope that there is a special circle of hell reserved for Chinese Spammmers!
Hi Allan, I don't reckon that the the anti-elephant carts were up to much. Maybe as (slow) light infantry, but with a small bonus for the units if attacked by elephants?
Even though ineffective, perhaps we could tell the Romans that they were war winning weapons of nellie destruction!
5 June 2010 at 20:47